{"product_id":"british-watchcase-gold-silver-philip-t-priestley-9781944018054","title":"BRITISH WATCHCASE GOLD \u0026 SILVER MARKS 1670 to 1970: A History of Watchcase Makers and Registers of Their Marks From Original Assay Office Records in E","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis compendium reflects a lifetime of research into a unique and fascinating subject. Drawing on previous work and incorporating a great amount of new information, this book covers a rich period of history that some consider to be the watershed between the Middle Ages and the Technological Age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive work is devoted to British watchcases and their makers' marks. It contains a full listing of hallmarks from all the assay offices, including for the first time Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Sheffield. It recounts the history of watch glasses, their types and sizes; English metal watch dials; and economic and social factors of the time. It includes appendices on shagreen watchcase makers of London as well as London master\/apprentice hierarchies and their biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author passed away during the final phases of publication. The work was completed by his widow and is a fitting tribute to his life's work as well as being an invaluable and emcompassing contribution to this field of study. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip T. Priestley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1944018050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944018054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nawcc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.13d","brand":"Philip T. Priestley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994357694719,"sku":"9781944018054","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9050fea0-612f-4f01-987a-f7b4f3f0ccbd.jpg?v=1683329667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-watchcase-gold-silver-philip-t-priestley-9781944018054","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}